Anthrax

LifeBridge Health - Department of Pathology

Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)

NOTE: The following collection instructions are from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's internet site. Packaging information is from the CDC internet site. Personal Protective Equipment and Precautions required are not addressed in these instructions. Sinai's safety precautions should be strictly adhered to during collection and packaging of any sample considered to contain a bioterrorist associated organism or agent.

Collection

Laboratory Confirmation of diagnosis should be performed by the State Department of Health (DOH) Public Health Laboratory